MSTP Workshop News
Mental Health at Vanderbilt: Updates from the Chancellor’s Committee and the MSTP Wellness Committee
Feb. 27, 2017—Mental Health at Vanderbilt: Updates from the Chancellor’s Committee and the MSTP Wellness Committee The rates of mental illness in medical professionals are significantly greater than those of the general population. Recent epidemiological studies suggest that this increased risk begins during medical school, with 27% of medical students having depression, 11% having suicidal ideation, and...
Meet the Goodpasture PSTP Associate College Advisors: Dr. David Meoli and Dr. Niki Winters (Vanderbilt MSTP ’15)
Jan. 30, 2017—Get to know a little bit more about the Goodpasture PSTP Associate College Advisors! by Rachel Brown (M2) David Meoli, M.D., Ph.D. What residency/fellowship program and year are you in? I am PGY 6 in cardiology. I have completed two years of Internal Medicine residency and two years of Cardiology clinical fellowship. I am currently...
Meet the Avery-Cohen PSTP Associate College Advisors: Dr. JP Arroyo and Dr. Jessica Wilson
Dec. 20, 2016—Get to know a little bit more about the Avery-Cohen (Chapman) PSTP Associate College Advisors! JP Arroyo, M.D., Ph.D. What residency/fellowship program and year are you in? I'm one of the second year Internal Medicine residents, and I'll be a Nephrology Fellow starting in July 2017. How did you first become interested in research?...
Restructuring of the MSTP Student Advisory Committee (SAC)
Nov. 29, 2016—This month marked the first Vanderbilt MSTP Student Advisory Committee (SAC) in its new structure. Previously, SAC meetings functioned much like a lab meeting where the MSTP director solicited reports and initiated committees for new areas of work. While this format gave way to many great MSTP groups and activities, it was steered largely by...
Dr. Nancy Brown, Department of Medicine Chair, Shares Insights with MSTP Students
Nov. 29, 2016—Nancy Brown, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine, met with MSTP students as part of the Lunches with Leaders series to share insights on her career path, physician-scientist training, and leadership with a group of 6 MSTP students. Dr. Brown emphasized the importance of finding mentors who demonstrate admirable values with the group. She mentioned...
A Successful Flexner Discovery Lecture with Dr. Elizabeth Engle
Oct. 26, 2016—On October 6, the MSTP had the pleasure of hosting Elizabeth Engle, M.D. for the Flexner Discovery Lecture. Dr. Engle is a pediatric neurologist and serves as a professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. She is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and received numerous awards including the Sidney Carter Award in...
Physician-Scientist Career Talk with Dr. Levi Garraway
Oct. 26, 2016—As a part of the MSTP Physician Scientist Speaker Series, Levi Garraway, M.D., Ph.D., Broad Institute cancer biologist and future Senior Global Oncology Vice President at Eli Lily, shared career advice with our program. Dr. Garraway emphasized the importance of high quality mentors for career development. From his perspective, great mentorship trumps great technology in terms...
Estrada named to MSTP operations leadership role
Oct. 18, 2016—
MSTP Leadership Workshop I a Big Success!
Sep. 29, 2016—The MSTP Leadership Workshop, held on Friday, September 23rd, was attended by over 30 current G1 and G2 students. This workshop is designed to provide formal training in leadership competencies that can be utilized during the graduate phase of MD/PhD training and beyond. Discussion was led by Dr. Mark Cannon, an Associate Professor in the...
Lunches with Leaders
Sep. 27, 2016—We as aspiring physician-scientists are convinced we will be leaders. This may be true, and many of us may be recruited into a position where we will be charged with leading a large team. However, this does not guarantee that every trainee will succeed in this realm nor will they have adequate leadership training to...